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#CD137A — Vivid Pink

#CD137A is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CD137A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CD137A is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #13CD67; it also sits naturally between #C413CD and #CD131C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD137A · RGB 205, 19, 122

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Color values

HEX#CD137A
RGB205, 19, 122
HSL327°, 83%, 44%
HSV327°, 91%, 80%
CMYK0%, 91%, 40%, 20%
XYZ28.92, 14.85, 19.75
Yxy14.85, 0.4553, 0.2338
CIE-Lab45.43, 71.53, -7.31
Hunter Lab38.54, 69.68, -5.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 7% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 40% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CD137A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD137A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD137A

.text { color: #CD137A; }
.background { background-color: #CD137A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD137A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 19, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 83%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD137A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 19, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD137A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 19, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD137A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD137A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD137A

#BB116E#A81063#950E58#830C4D#700A42#5D0937#4B072C#380521#250316#13020B

Tints of #CD137A

#E51587#EB2893#EE44A1#F05CAD#F273B9#F48AC5#F6A2D0#F9BEDE#FBD5EA#FDECF6

Tones of #CD137A

#C02178#B22E77#A53B75#994874#8B5573#7E6372

Color harmonies

Complementary — #13CD67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.29:1 AA
Against black text3.97:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CD137A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD137A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CD137A: ·

How #CD137A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7C7B61Deuteranopia · #87955BTritanopia · #C44D49

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD137A rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Horizon
#CF1277 · #F26BD1 · #16EA79 · #AFF3DB
Lucky Horizon
#9F228B · #D31B76 · #881C2C · #7C240E
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B
Palette 610c9f
#610C9F · #940B92 · #DA0C81 · #E95793
Dusty Ruby Tempest
#5F2AD5 · #951AAD · #C61A88 · #B71D2E
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CF1277#D31B76#DC197B#DA0C81#C61A88#D71C85#D32273#BE1A81#BE1D75#C12180#CC138F#B9197D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD1379  ·  #CD137B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD137A?

#CD137A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 19, 122). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD137A?

#CD137A is RGB 205, 19, 122 — HSL 327°, 83%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 40%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD137A?

Its complement is #13CD67; analogous partners are #C413CD and #CD131C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD137A for text?

White text on #CD137A has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.97:1.